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Oregon Earthquake History
Since August 5, 1910, the USGS has recorded 659 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Oregon, 33 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 7.0.
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Strongest in Oregon
M 7.0 · 136 km WSW of Brookings, OregonAugust 17, 1991M 6.9 · 103 km W of Pistol River, OregonJuly 13, 1991M 6.5 · 259 km W of Bandon, OregonMarch 13, 1985M 6.5 · 235 km W of Port Orford, OregonAugust 5, 1910M 6.4 · 213 km W of Port Orford, OregonAugust 20, 1952M 6.4 · off the coast of OregonSeptember 11, 1928M 6.3 · off the coast of OregonMay 8, 1968M 6.3 · 248 km W of Bandon, OregonOctober 27, 1994M 6.3 · off the coast of OregonJanuary 16, 2003M 6.3 · 242 km WNW of Bandon, OregonJanuary 10, 2008
All recorded earthquakes
M 4.8 mbNovember 14, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 msNovember 13, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 msOctober 17, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 27, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.2 mbJuly 27, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 msJuly 27, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbJuly 27, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mbJuly 27, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.1 msJuly 27, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJuly 26, 1982
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mbJuly 13, 1982
163 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbJune 10, 1982
220 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 21, 1981
249 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 20, 1981
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbDecember 14, 1981
217 km WSW of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 5.3 msNovember 22, 1981
243 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 6.2 msNovember 3, 1981
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.9 mbMay 10, 1981
190 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbApril 20, 1981
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbApril 19, 1981
off the coast of Oregon · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mbJanuary 20, 1981
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.3 msDecember 24, 1980
107 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 23, 1980
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbDecember 23, 1980
216 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 23, 1980
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbDecember 23, 1980
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbAugust 15, 1980
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.6 mbAugust 9, 1980
283 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 3, 1980
12 km W of Nesika Beach, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 3, 1980
146 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 3, 1980
105 km W of Gold Beach, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 15, 1980
219 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbMay 29, 1980
204 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.1 mbMay 29, 1980
215 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.2 mbMarch 30, 1980
223 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbOctober 31, 1979
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.5 mbJune 27, 1979
175 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.9 mbJune 7, 1979
222 km W of Bandon, Oregon · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbMay 22, 1979
off the coast of Oregon · depth 15 km
M 5.5 mbApril 7, 1979
202 km W of Pistol River, Oregon · depth 15 km
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.